the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. 说明孩子们在玩耍的时候学会了很多与树有关的各种知识。

6. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. The change of seasons is easily felt.

B. The season makes the scenes change.

C. The weather often changes in the forest.

D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.

【解析】选A。句意猜测题。根据下一句We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars putting out the first green leaves of spring. 说明季节的变化我们都能够直接感受到。

7. What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?

A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.

B. To introduce her children's happy life in the forest.

C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.

D. To share the joy of living in the nature.

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知作者写本文的目的是和大家分享居住在大自然中的乐趣。

Ⅱ. 完形填空

　　Thomas Edison tried more than two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant　1　, "All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing. "

Thomas Edison replied very　2　, "Oh, we have come a long way and we have　3　a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot　4　to make a good light bulb. "

If you learn from your mistakes, then you are　5　. If you learn from someone else's mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines　6　daily and failure is nothing more than a few small　7　repeated daily.

How　8　the above lines are! Success takes　9　. We'll make mistakes　10　we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don't build enough confidence to　11　new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence　12　what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional　13　, but only a few really　14　their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n)　15　life. Do you want to be exceptional?

Success is a fruit which everyone wants to　16　but it is not found everywhere and no one can　17　it without serious efforts.

Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don't will find a(n)　18　!

Success depends upon careful　19　, and without it we will end in failure.

When you are　20　, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.

【语篇概述】本文通过爱迪生发明电灯泡时尝试了2 000多种材料最终取得成功这件事告诉我们任何人都有可能经历失败, 但只要保留自信心, 总结经验, 最终定会成功。